New York - Hurricane-turned-superstorm Sandy on Monday flooded streets, leaving many parts of New York City in darkness, affecting airports, subways, and even hospitals.
London - The London Paralympic Games were officially opened in a storytelling ceremony highlighted by "a journey of discovery" on Wednesday night.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma's participation in the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA67) this week has been hailed as a success.
Pretoria - South Africa's membership of BRICS has contributed to further leveraging economic opportunities for the country's own development agenda as well as that of the continent.
Pretoria - South Africa's Ambassador to Oman, Yusuf Saloojee, is at his posting in Muscat, Oman, temporarily, pending the finalisation of an on-going investigation, says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco).
Pretoria - South Africa has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Group of Like Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC's) for a period of two years.
Oslo - The European Union (EU) was awarded the 2012 Nobel peace prize for advancing "peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe", according to Thorbjoen Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Cape Town - Switzerland and South Africa on Thursday held high-level consultations on a number of issues, including how they can co-operate in promoting peace in Africa, with trade between the two countries having risen by 25% in the last five years.
Pretoria - Preparations for South Africa's hosting of the 5th BRICS Summit in March next year are at an advanced stage, International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim said on Tuesday.
